Grammatical class
Inflected form
fût
(third-person,singular,imperfect,subjunctive) être
Variants
Sentences
Je ne pense pas que ce fût une erreur.
I don't think it was a mistake.
Il se plaignit que la pièce fût trop petite.
He complained that the room was too small.
Bien qu'elle fût fatiguée, elle continua à travailler.
Though she was tired, she kept on working.
Sa décision de rester fût une surprise pour nous tous.
We were all surprised that he decided to stay.
Cela fût très difficile.
That was very hard.
Fasse qu'il fût là et nous aide !
If only he were here to help us.
Elle fût d'un grand secours pour moi.
She was a great help to me.
Bien qu'il fût très tard, il continua à travailler.
Though it was very late, he went on working.
Bien que le temps fût mauvais, je décidai de sortir.
Even though the weather was bad, I decided to go out.
C'est le mauvais temps qui fût la cause de sa maladie.
It was the bad weather that caused his illness.
Après que la pièce fût rangée, elle sortit.
After the room was tidied up, she went out.
Elle fut surprise qu'il fût déjà si tard.
She was surprised that it was that late.